Libraries play an important role in society by disseminating knowledge and supporting education. They do this by providing access to knowledge resources and materials, as well as referrals that support teaching, research, and training. Additionally, libraries build good reading habits, encourage lifelong learning, and promote the spread of knowledge, information, education, and culture throughout communities. Overall, libraries democratize information and link people to knowledge sources, which is important for the progress and development of society.

1. LIBRARY AND SOCIETY
ROLE AND FUNCTION
Aparna S.

2. Library and society
People living in the country or region or an organized group of
people associated together for religious, cultural, educational,
political, scientific, patriotic or any other purpose may also to be
consider as society.
Library is a collection of document.
It is organized for transmitting knowledge and experience of
society to individuals or users through materials like printed or
electronic or digital or multimedia format.

3. Supporting education, teaching research, and
training in the society by providing access to knowledge
resources, materials and by providing referrals.
Dissemination and distribution of information
knowledge stored in such documents to stakeholders in
education.
Serving as gateways to the collections of global
libraries.
Supporting informal self education and learning.
Role and functions

4. Building good reading habits.
Information literacy, computer literacy.
Encouraging use of library collections and
services.
Promoting the spread of knowledge,
information, education & culture.
Lifelong learning process is sustained.

5. Supporting the educational, civic, and cultural
activities of groups and organizations.
Encouraging the positive use of leisure time by
providing material for change and relaxation.
Information commons - a library model for learning
Offering architecturally designed building as a place
that inspires interest in every one for academic pursuits.

6. Democratization of information and knowledge in the
society
Linking people to knowledge and information sources.
Community awareness about State programmes such as
mass literacy.
Capturing and preserving traditional knowledge.
Serving a gateway to local and national government.
Giving under-privileged sections of the society awareness
about opportunities available in the society for their social
and economic development.

7. Organising cultural activities to promote social harmony
such as book discussions, lectures on important topics.
Supporting civic and cultural activities of groups and
organizations.
Conclusion
Main function of library is to promote the best utilization
of their resources and services and to make the users
aware about them. Thus library play a important role in
the progress and development of society.